Well, you're not alone. I also think the "malleability" we see in children is just because of the attributes of their existence: nothing to worry about, nothing to do but play (and voluntary learning is play) and so on.
And like you, I also use this to motivate me in Haskell. Little by little I learn things I didn't know before. It takes me years but I do it at the pace I choose. And why would Haskell be different from any other subject I learned as an adult? Everything makes no sense in the beginning, then it's hard, then you can kind of see what they're talking about, then you get some practice, and before you know it you are equipped enough to dig into intermediate stuff and then the advanced parts.
Was it not the Japanese that came up with Kaizen - continuous improvement? I believe in that principle.
And like you, I also use this to motivate me in Haskell. Little by little I learn things I didn't know before. It takes me years but I do it at the pace I choose. And why would Haskell be different from any other subject I learned as an adult? Everything makes no sense in the beginning, then it's hard, then you can kind of see what they're talking about, then you get some practice, and before you know it you are equipped enough to dig into intermediate stuff and then the advanced parts.
Was it not the Japanese that came up with Kaizen - continuous improvement? I believe in that principle.